With a passion of collecting rare and historical relics and artefacts, 40-year-old Satya Ketan Mohanty has over 8,000 items in his collection. He wants to establish a museum in Western Odisha. He has been collecting priceless items from over…
Big Day for Odisha girl Sushrii Shreya Mishra in bollywood her special number in Bhansali Productions Malaal releases today
The super gorgeous Sushrii Shreya Mishraa of Odisha is all set to feature in a special number in eminent director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s home production Malaal. The film marks the debut of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s niece, Sharmin Segal, and Jaaved…
Nice to see Roza Nayak of Rourkela represent India at a major festival in China showcasing Odissi Dance
It was awesome to see Roza Nayak a Rourkela girl selected to represent India through Odissi dance on a big platform like Asian cuisine festival organized by the government of China . It was held at Haixinsha Asian olympics game…
Dancer with divinity : A blog Featuring Mahina Khanum
Mahina khanum is a renowned Odissi and Bollywood dancer, a versatile dance trainer, and skilled Choreographer currently residing in France. She is also artistic director of @Lezartsmedia which is currently working for the promotion of Indian culture. Big diwali parties…
Did you know the man who caught the killer of Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse was from Odisha, saved the day
On January 30, 1948 it was his heroics and courage that caught Nathuram Godse, the man who shot dead the Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. But for nearly seven decades the name of Raghu Nayak, who worked as a…
Know more about Maa Biraja temple one of the ancient Hindu temples located in Jajpur Odisha
The origin of the Goddess Biraja, though obscure, the halo of myths, the primitives archetype of human history springing from collective consciousness through ages, surrounds it and is transmitted to the generation down from the pre-Christian era. The different appellations…
Did you know Sarala Das’s Odia version of Mahabharata is the first complete rendition of the epic by a single author in any language other than Sanskrit
Sarala Das’s 15th-century Odia Mahabharata provides an alternative reading of Vyasa’s canonical text with many surprise elements In Sarala Das’s Odia version of the Mahabharata, which is the first complete rendition of the epic by a single author in any…
Heard about Parlakimidi Lite Rail : The first odisha origin Royal lite Rail system, blog by Bishnu Mohan Adhikari
Railway came to existence in Odisha on 1893, with construction of Kharagpur-Cuttack- Khurda Road-Puri Line( controlled by Bengal Nagpur Railway).Subsequent link up along the east coast up to Vijayawada (Junction of Southern Maratha Railway and Nizam’s state Railway), happened…
Inspiring Read on the life of story of Chaiwala Guru of Cuttack D. Prakash Rao who received Padma Shri award
It’s pre-dawn hour and at Buxi Bazaar, Cuttack, is alive with customers. It isn’t quite often that you meet someone who’s a chai waala in the mornings, and a social activist and a teacher by the day. Meet D. Prakash…
NIT Rourkela Alumnus Dr Prakash Patnaik of Berhampur Conferred NATO Award For Contributions To Applied Vehicle Tech
Dr Prakash Patnaik, an alumni of NIT Rourkela, has been conferred with the prestigious NATO Science & Technology Organisation (STO)’s Panel Excellence Award, reports India Today. He has been awarded in recognition of his longstanding service and extraordinary scientific contribution rendered to…